Fingerprinting and Background Report Information
Background Check (fingerprinting)
Who must have a background check?
1. All parish, school, and diocesan employees, regardless of their level of contact with children.
2. All clergy and applicants to clerical formation who serve in the Diocese.
3. All volunteers in the school, all coaches, all boy scout and cub scout volunteers, volunteers working in a school program or volunteers working in ministry for children and youth, regardless of their level of contact with children.
4. Volunteers for other parish programs or ministries who have been delegated care, custody, or control of children.
How to set up my Fingerprinting
A Fingerprinting appointment can be scheduled by contacting the St. Paul School Office at 614.882.2710 or Bob McGee, Safe Environment Coordinator at 614.882.2710 ext. 100, or by email at: [email protected].
You must provide a valid ID such as driver’s license, Passport, or State ID at the time of fingerprinting.
Once you prints are scanned, they will be sent the BCI, who will process the prints and send a report to the Diocese of Columbus, Safe Environment Office. The Diocese of Columbus will then notify St. Paul of the results of the background report. Background reports process time can range from seven (7) days to thirty (30) days.
Background Reports
The Diocesan of Columbus, Safe Environment Program, is the central repository of ALL background checks, for both state (BCI&I) and Federal (FBI) report. Therefore, all background check reports must be sent directly to the Diocesan of Columbus Safe Environment Program office. ALL background reports must come directly from the the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) to the Diocesan Safe Environment Program. We will no longer be legally permitted to accept background reports, or copies of reports, from parishes, schools, agencies, or individuals.
Record Keeping
The Diocese receives and retains the background check results (both BCI&I and FBI) and Protecting God’s Children class attendance verification. This information is then made available to the individual parishes. Please note that criminal background reports are treated confidentially by both the Diocese and our parish.
Individuals with no break in volunteer service and transferring between diocesan parishes can request that their information is transferred to St. Paul the Apostle.